CHAT WITH SUGEIRY MONSAC part 1 - Aug 28, 2010 (by Ozell Wells)
Latinbasket had the chance to sit with Dominican Republic national team international star Sugeiry Monsac (186-F/C-81).
EU: Sugiery its a pleasure to be able tp speak with you, its been a long time coming. How have you found your experience here in Puerile Rico
SM: It's been great. Because now we have a good team, very complete at every position and always competitive [read more]
Latinbasket had the chance to sit with Dominican Republic national team international star Sugeiry Monsac (186-F/C-81). EU: Sugiery its a pleasure to be able tp speak with you, its been a long time coming. How have you found your experience here in Puerile Rico SM: It's been great. Because now we have a good team, very complete at every position and always competitive. We are having our ups and downs, EU: You said ups and downs within the team, what kind of ups and downs are you talking about? SM: The 1st down was losing to a team like Mexico by 1 point, then beating in islands by 30 something and then to lose to Jamaica by 3, in a game we needed to classify to win a medal. EU: After the loss to Jamaica by 3, you then turned around and beat someone by 1236points, who was that? SM: That was St Vincent & Grenadines and like Coach Memi (Radhames Paulino) wanted us to prove that we are the best team here. We felt that if a team didn't want to lose bu that big a margin, they should not have played at all. EU: Now to look at your bio, you have a very extensive history of playing basketball at the highest levels. You played NCAA Division 1 basketball at Robert Morris, not many Dominicans have the opportunity to do that. You were selected all conference there, then you have been able to go internationally and play professionally. Tell us about your experiences overseas. SM: Well it has been good, I played in Israel, Bosnia and Poland. In Israel I had a great time, but I didn't have the chance to win a title. I had that chance in Bosnia in 2008, and in 2009 I went to Poland and the team finished in 5th place, which made history for them because they had never done it before. Overall it has been good and I have enjoyed it. I just hope to go back to a good experience again. EU: Are you looking to go back to Israel, Bosnia or Poland? SM: Well, I would care to go anyplace other than Bosnia, as I didn't have that great of an experience there? EU: What are your thoughts on the fact that as a Dominican player can play in Europe as a Cotonou player or a Bosman C player? Meaning that you would be more or less, a local player alongside 2 other local player, Bosman A, and with 1 or 2 American players as well. SM: Well, I just found out about this rule and would love to look into that. I wouldn't mind being on a team like that and having said that... I AM AVAILABLE! EU: Has any been in contact with you lately about the upcoming season? SM: I have gotten a few offers of interest from my agent, but we have decided to wait for better offers as they weren't anything tempting. We are waiting on other offers. EU: Having said that, would u be looking to anything at home? Like starting a basketball school or a recreational center...something for the kids or something for the community. SM: If I am there, and if I have the time, I would love to get involved with something. Right now the biggest thing for me when I get home is to work out and prepare to go back overseas. EU: Tell us about your experience at Robert Morris. Do you feel that I prepared you for life overseas? SM: Well, it did and it didn't. I mean there is a difference from playing university and playing pro overseas. For example, at Robert Morris I was the tallest player on my team and in the games sometimes I was the tallest player on the floor. This meant that the teams would double team me or triple team me. I remember once being quadruple teamed and it was always easy for me to score. Nowadays, I have to try to find ways to score, since all of the players are so much bigger than me. EU: You were playing in Israel, which is arguably the best league in Europe. They have Euroleague contenders each and every year. You are actually playing very well at that level. Now how long do you foresee yourself playing at that high level and doing as well as you have been? SM: I was planning on playing maybe one or two more years. EU: ONE or TWO YEARS? What are you looking at doing in two years? Are you going to be in the United States, home in Dominican Republic? Are you going to have kids, get married, coach the National Team or what do you have in mind? SM: I don't really know, we all live day by day. Right now, am focused on right now and on my health. When say I will retire, that is from playing overseas. I will still play at home, on the National Team and in the summer leagues when I am available. EU: Wow. You had me scared for a minute there. Right now, you are at the top of your game, you are playing well not just on the National Team and overseas as well.... part 2 coming soon
CAC Games in Mayaguez: Puerto Rico wins the Gold - Jul 24, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
CAC Games, Big Final: Dominican Republic - Puerto Rico 69-81
Puerto Rico outplayed Dominican Republic 69-81 winning the Gold medal at the CAC Games in Mayaguez. The host of this event ended it with the perfect 5-0 record. Stephanie Rosado (189-F-89) stepped up in the Big Final with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jazmine Sepulveda (177-G-85, agency: Merit Sports, college: S.Florida) also demonstrated great performance and helped her team with 16 pts and 7 boards [read more]
CAC Games, Big Final: Dominican Republic - Puerto Rico 69-81
Puerto Rico outplayed Dominican Republic 69-81 winning the Gold medal at the CAC Games in Mayaguez. The host of this event ended it with the perfect 5-0 record. Stephanie Rosado (189-F-89) stepped up in the Big Final with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jazmine Sepulveda (177-G-85, agency: Merit Sports, college: S.Florida) also demonstrated great performance and helped her team with 16 pts and 7 boards. Pamela Rosado (161-G-86) added 14 pts. In the loosing squad, Carmen Guzman (175-G-85, agency: Merit Sports, college: UAB) shined with 21 points and 7 rebs. Sugeiry Monsac (186-F/C-81) had 12 points and 9 boards. Their Dominican Republic won the Silver medal in Mayaguez. Third quarter was the crucial one in this meeting. Before that, Dominican Republic made 16-12 in the first ten minutes. Puerto Rico replied with 21-30 in the second frame for 5-point lead at the half time. Stephanie Rosado and her teammates exploded offensively after the breather scoring 25 points in Q3, while at the same time they stopped Dominicans to 16. It means that Puerto Rico jumped to plus 14 and there was ten minutes remaining in the game. Question about the winner was already resolved and last quarter was just the formality.
CAC Games in Mayaguez: Dominican Republic blasts ISV in the Semis - Jul 23, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
CAC Games, Semifinals: Dominican Republic - U.S. Virgins Islands 92-66
Dominican Republic had an easy job in the Semifinals and will meet Puerto Rico in the battle for Gold. Yohanna Morton (175-G-87) and her teammates blasted ISV 92-66 stretching the winning streak to four and now they hope to end this event with the prefect record. On the other side, ISV will meet Jamaica for third place. Morton was the leading player in victory with 18 points and 5 rebounds [read more]
CAC Games, Semifinals: Dominican Republic - U.S. Virgins Islands 92-66
Dominican Republic had an easy job in the Semifinals and will meet Puerto Rico in the battle for Gold. Yohanna Morton (175-G-87) and her teammates blasted ISV 92-66 stretching the winning streak to four and now they hope to end this event with the prefect record. On the other side, ISV will meet Jamaica for third place. Morton was the leading player in victory with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Sugeiry Monsac (186-F/C-81) also was great adding 17 points and 9 boards. Charlenny Frias (177-G-84) is another player with 17 points in this victory. ISV got 24 points from Yanique Javois (176-G-85, college: Saint Louis), while Stacey Griffith (185-F/C-89) collected 14 points and 10 boards. Dominican Republic opened the game with 14-10 lead and outgunned ISV for rest of the time in Q1. They closed this period with 13-7 run for the first double-digit lead. They continued in the same rhythm moving up to plus 17. However, ISV players finally woke up and cut the margin to 11 points until the halftime. Dominican Republic exploded offensively in Q3 scoring 29 points, while they stopped ISV to 20. At that time it was already clear who the winner of this game will be and Dominican Republic had no troubles to keep the comfortable lead. Friday will be the final day in Mayaguez.
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